You want to be like everybody else? Carry
50 Shades of Grey to the pool this summer. If you want to read a really good book - albeit one that might qualify for a
chick-lit label - heft
Diana Gabaldon's
Outlander wherever you go. The author's storytelling skills guarantee a great deal of escape, and an equally well-written bit of smut only adds to the adventure.
Apparently,
Outlander was a bit of escape for the author, who began writing it while she was a university professor. Degrees in zoology, marine biology, and ecology notwithstanding, Gabaldon managed to weave a tale that takes us on a time-travel jaunt from post-WWII England to the Scottish Highlands, circa 1743. Aye, and it's a bonny journey!
I highly recommend this book and won't spoil your enjoyment by going into plot details. In a nutshell, if you like adventure, romance, and botany, this is going to be one of your favorite books. If you'd like a well-crafted description of what a very strong female lead finds under an even stronger Scotsman's kilt, well, what are you waiting for? Go get
Outlander. And read it quickly, without remorse -- there's a series of seven books waiting for you, with an
eighth expected early in 2013.
And you know all those
silly typos and redundancies in Shades of Grey? You won't find 'em here. Enjoy!
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1 comment:
No, I don't want to be like everybody else! So I'm only on chapter 4 of Outlander, but you are right: adventure, romance, and botany. Meanwhile, I'm really looking forward to the "well-written bit of smut"!
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